Abstract:
Open top tanks or ponds are provided with a thermally insulating floating cover which comprises a plurality of individual generally flat polygonal plates floating in edge-to-edge relationship. Each of the plates has at least one peripherally disposed downwardly projecting flange and means to vent gases from beneath the plate-like element.
Abstract:
A storage tank such as those used to store petroleum products has a floating roof for the top closure and a seal between the roof and the tank sidewall for sealing the space and allowing relative movement therebetween. A conduit system is provided for the delivery of foam to the seal area in the event of a fire so as to extinguish the flame which is normally present in the seal area. The foam delivery system includes a conduit which preferably is flexible and functions both as a roof drain conduit and a foam delivery conduit which by a valve mechanism selectively allows draining of water from the roof or the delivery of foam to the roof.
Abstract:
A seal is described herein for covering the rim space of a cylindrical tank container having a floating roof laterally spaced from the interior wall of the tank. The seal includes a flexible shield, preferably of metal, having one end rigidly connected to an upper portion of the floating roof and a second end extending outwardly from the roof and toward the interior wall of the tank. A flexible wiper blade is connected to the extending end of the shield for engaging the inner surface of the tank wall. The combined shield and wiper blade extend from the upper portion of the roof toward the interior tank wall at an acute angle A with respect to the horizontal, with the length of the shield being greater than the average rim space dimension divided by the cosine of the angle A. Covering the shield is a flexible, light-reflective, gas impermeable fabric which extends continuously around the perimeter of the roof.
Abstract:
A reservoir for hydrocarbon liquids is formed by a hollow in the ground lined with a gas-tight sheet and covered by a roof floating on the liquid in the hollow, the roof comprising a non-metallic rigid body which is gas-tight and of low density, a meter cube of the body weighing between 15 kgs and 100 kgs, a layer of earth or the like covering the surface of the body, and auxilliary gas-tight means connecting the circumference of the roof body to the circumference of the hollow.
Abstract:
The disclosure herein describes a floating cover which comprises a generally circular planar platform formed of a plurality of concentric groups of interconnected panels made of cellular foam plastics, the panels being identically shaped in the form of an isosceles triangle, each panel including, along one side, a male engaging profile and, along the other side, a female engaging profile, both profiles having correspondingly shaped crosssections whereby adjacent panels may be interconnected in sideby-side relation to form a concentric group; the base of each panel is also provide with an inter-engaging profile to connect the bases of panels of one concentric group with the bases of panels of a radially adjacent concentric group.
Abstract:
Storage tank for a volatile liquid having an outer roof and an internal floating roof, a vent pipe having one end in liquid communication with the bottom space of the tank and the other end extending in vapor communication to outside the tank, means to support the floating roof above the tank bottom and above the liquid when the liquid contents drops below a predetermined level and port means communicating with the vent pipe in close proximity to the bottom of the floating roof for venting vapors from the space below the floating roof to the vent pipe and allowing air or another gas to enter this space from the outside of the tank when the floating roof is supported in nonfloating position above the liquid level. A float can be located in the vent pipe to float on the liquid. The float will be below the port means when the floating roof is not supported by liquid. When the floating roof is supported by the liquid, the float provides a barrier between liquid and vapor in the vent.
Abstract:
In a floating cover for inside a tank a plurality of spaced parallel support bars extend across the tops of laterally spaced horizontal pontoons that support them. Metal sheets covering the spaces between the bars have edge portions resting on the bars and clamped against them by clamping bars to form a deck. The deck may be provided with vertical sleeves, in which posts of different lengths can be mounted for spacing the deck different distances from the bottom of a tank.
Abstract:
A Floating roof for covering liquid products stored in storage tanks or the like wherein the roof has an upper surface and a lower surface, with the lower surface in substantially continuous contact with the stored product. Buoyancy means are connected to the floating roof and are substantially uniformly distributed with respect thereto to float the roof on the stored product in the event the stored product leaks onto the surface of the floating roof, and to prevent sinking thereof beyond a predetermined amount and to minimize uneven settling of the roof in the stored product.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to a large diameter floating roof for liquid storage tanks which comprises a covering sheetlike member and a peripheral hollow annular pontoon member fixed on the periphery of said sheetlike member and at least one intermediate annular concentric load member arranged to separate a central zone from a peripheral zone of said sheetlike member between said peripheral pontoon member and said intermediate load member.